Reference OLYMPUS Deutschland GmbH - OR Simulation

Successful Establishment of High-Tech Surgeries with the Help of OR Simulation

Initial Situation and Project Objectives
The high demand for medical quality and services for the patients as well as constantly increasing cost pressures force many clinics to carry out the best possible treatment under assumptions about cost effectiveness. OLYMPUS Deutschland GmbH equips acute clinics with customer-specific, fully-integrated high-tech operating rooms. With the innovative concept ENDOALPHA, OLYMPUS can provide an optimal working environment for the operating teams.
UNITY assists OLYMPUS with OR simulation, which displays effective utilization of the fully-integrated operating rooms in advance. UNITY also plans and assists with the start-up/operation of entire operating areas, allowing for the best possible optimization of processes to be achieved in harmony with ENDOALPHA.

“Many of the hospitals and clinics that we equip with fully integrated, high-tech operating rooms rely on sustainable increases in productivity and reliable working conditions – without any reduction in the quality of patient‘s treatment. UNITY assists us with the process management of OR simulation, thereby facilitating scheduling and the flawless operation of optimized operating areas.”

Thomas Lütke-Kappenberg, Head of System Integration D/A/CH, OLYMPUS Deutschland GmbH

Tasks of UNITY

UNITY assists OLYMPUS in the process management of the clinics in an operating room environment by means of visualization, optimization, simulation and realization of complex processes.
The specific tasks are thus as follows:
Identification of bottlenecks, analysis of setting-up and pre-production processes
Derivation of planning premises for new operating areas as well as measurement and arrangement of technology, rooms and personnel
Development of a concretely formulated and fail-safe overall process for operating rooms
Identification and elimination of weak points in the procedures
Harmonization of procedures
Sustained implementation using professional project management

Benefits for the Client

With the support of UNITY, OLYMPUS was able to identify potentials, avoid planning errors and further improve quality and profitability in the operating areas of the acute clinics. UNITY’s OR simulation makes it possible to “experience” the processes, rooms, services and use of resources in the clinics in the digital world, and thereby ideally adapt the new OLYMPUS OR technologies to the needs of the acute clinics.
Future changes can be depicted quickly and easily with the aid of OR simulation, thus avoiding bad investments and wastefulness.
In this way, OLYMPUS can ensure optimal and economical operations of operating facilities for its customers.

OLYMPUS Deutschland GmbH

OLYMPUS is one of the worldwide leading manufacturers of optical and digital products such as cameras and audio devices as well as microscopes and endoscopes for medical and industrial use. Established in 1919 in Japan, OLYMPUS has stood for pioneering spirit and strength of innovation for more than 90 years.
In addition to innovative, minimally invasive operating procedures, OLYMPUS also develops all-in-one solutions (ENDOALPHA) for equipping the operating rooms and endoscopy departments. ENDOALPHA simplifies and optimizes the handling of necessary technology dur-ing a surgical operation and thus revolutionizes medical procedures.